Private Life
King's wife, Barbara Melander, is a Finnish interior designer and comes from the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. They were married in a private ceremony in a central Helsinki church in 2007.
King is a fan of Aston Villa F.C., and arranged a game between Bank of England employees and ex-Villa players. He also briefly found himself commentating on an Ashes Test Match for BBC Radio Five Live in 2005, while being interviewed by Simon Mayo. He is the President of the cricket foundation Chance to Shine programme, which fosters competitive cricket in State schools. He is also a member of the AELTC and MCC.
Cambridge University honoured him as an Honorary Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) in 2006. King is also a Visiting Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.
King is listed as the eleventh most influential person in the Financial Centres International top 500 most influential people in financial centres.
He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours., and his banner is to be displayed with those of other GBEs in St Paul's Cathedral.
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